Robert Bruce Dickson (April 22, 1931 – December 1, 2023) was a Canadian

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player. He was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a

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at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

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, Norway. Dickson moved later to

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in the United States. He died in Colorado on December 1, 2023, at the age of 92. At the time of his death, he was the last living member of 1952 Canadian Olympic ice hockey team.

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* 1931 births 2023 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian people of Scottish descent Ice hockey people from Edmonton Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub